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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 12.91 (search)
r that we captured and commissioned. Upon our arrival at Cherbourg, Sinclair came at once to join his old ship, having heardurope, and on the 11th of June, 1864, entered the port of Cherbourg, and applied for permission to go into dock. There beinghe engagement. With a large number of the inhabitants of Cherbourg they collected on every prominent point on the shore thatphold it! Go to your quarters. Chart of the action off Cherbourg. In about forty-five minutes we were somewhat over a into us five shot. In Captain Winslow's letter (dated Cherbourg, June 21st, 1864) to the Secretary of the Navy, he says: was made on the former for the purpose of again reaching Cherbourg. When the object was apparent the Kearsarge was steered who were saved by the French pilot-boats, were taken into Cherbourg. Our loss was 9 killed, 21 wounded. and 10 drowned. IMr. Lancaster and Captain Semmes, previous to our leaving Cherbourg, that in the event of the Alabama being sunk the Deerhoun
Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Volume 4., chapter 12.92 (search)
the Alabama had arrived the day previous at Cherbourg; hence the urgency of departure, the probabid the day after (Tuesday) her appearance off Cherbourg, where we saw the Confederate flag flying wirg, June 14th, 1864. To A. Bonfils, Esq., Cherbourg. Sir: I hear that you were informed by the ain Semmes through Mr. Liais that he came to Cherbourg to fight, and had no intention of leaving. and offer congratulations. At a supper in Cherbourg on Saturday night, several officers of the Aarking the line of shoals to the eastward of Cherbourg, at a distance of about three miles from thethe deck reported a steamer approaching from Cherbourg,--a frequent occurrence, and consequently itt Armstrong and some men, who were landed at Cherbourg. Lieutenant Wilson was the only officer who 15,000 spectators, who, upon the heights of Cherbourg, the breakwater, and rigging of men-of-war, ing cruiser a few days before her arrival at Cherbourg, where they were landed in a nearly destitut[2 more...]